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Cyber Security at Southampton, Solent University

Cyber Security (BSc (Hons), CYS1) at Southampton, Solent University asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on solent.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff
Selective
around BBB
Published as 104 - 120 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check solent.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
0%20%40%60%55%<965%9610%11210%1285%144160176192208224240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points. At least 71% of them had fewer than the 120 asked.

45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 81%, other higher education 13%, no formal qualifications 3%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code
CYS1
Duration
3 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1
Year
2027
Placement year
optional
Foundation year
optional
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
35 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%83%
Learning opportunities85%81%
Assessment and feedback92%82%
Academic support96%88%
Organisation and management96%81%
Learning resources97%89%
Student voice86%79%
10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months
£25k3 years
£25k5 years
£30.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
90% working5% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Southampton, South East England, England
Postcode
SO14 0YN
View on map ↗

Subjects

computer and information security computing

Campus

Campus
East Park Terrace
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

Software engineering at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Aberystwyth UniversitySoftware Engineering (with integrated year in industry) BEng (Hons)96 - 120 pointsunder 96
Aston University, BirminghamCybersecurity BSc (Hons)96 - 120 points128–143
Bath Spa UniversityCyber Security BSc (Hons)BBB - BCC96–111
Coventry UniversityEthical Hacking and Cyber Security BSc (Hons)120 points128–143
Falmouth UniversitySoftware Engineering BSc (Hons)104 - 120 points112–127
Keele UniversityComputer Science with Digital Forensics BSc (Hons)120 points96–111
Southampton, Solent UniversityCyber Security this course104 - 120 pointsunder 96
University of BrightonSoftware Engineering BSc (Hons)104 - 120 points112–127
University of HertfordshireInformation Technology BSc (Hons)112 - 120 points—
University of HuddersfieldSoftware Engineering BSc (Hons)BBB - BBC96–111
University of HullComputer Science and Cyber Security MEng (Hon)120 pointsunder 96

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